July in Savane runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Midwinter brings lows of about −13.5°C. Of all months, October brings the most precipitation and February the least. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 74% of Canadian towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 19–27°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport) (9.0 km west).
A year in Savane at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Savane’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Quebec beside it.
What a year in Savane feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
146 frost days and 121 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to April, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 12 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,041 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 122 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 217 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 52 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Savane
93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. Over a year, a home here needs less heating than 62% of Canadian towns.
Living with Savane’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 29 April, has passed; autumn’s first, near 14 October, ends a season of about 167 days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 40 days with a wind chill below −20.
Roughly 50 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Savane’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Montréal Trudeau (Airport)
ECCC builds the Montréal Trudeau (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 9.0 km west |
| Station altitude | 36 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −31.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.6°C |
| Average wind | 15.4 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | L'Acadie, 32 km |
How Savane compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Quebec.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Savane’s own would show the same figures). Savane has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–19 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savane Montréal Trudeau (Airport) | 26.7°C | −13.5°C | 1,041 mm |
| Brossard 15 km · L'Acadie | 26.6°C about the same | −13.6°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
| Montréal-Est 18 km · L'Assomption | 26.6°C about the same | −16.0°C 2.5°C colder | 1,041 mm |
Savane weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.0°C | −13.5°C | −9.2°C | 86 mm | 52 cm |
| February | −3.4°C | −12.4°C | −8.0°C | 66 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 2.4°C | −6.5°C | −2.0°C | 77 mm | 37 cm |
| April | 11.3°C | 1.1°C | 6.2°C | 90 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 19.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.9°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.8°C | 19.0°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.7°C | 16.7°C | 21.7°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.7°C | 15.6°C | 20.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.9°C | 16.0°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.2°C | 4.5°C | 8.9°C | 103 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6.1°C | −1.7°C | 2.3°C | 84 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −1.2°C | −8.7°C | −5.0°C | 92 mm | 48 cm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 2.3°C | 7.0°C | 1,041 mm | 217 cm |
A January here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 3.0°C; the steadiest month is June
March has the widest record range, −26.9°C in 1992 to 25.8°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Savane’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Savane’s climate
How warm does Savane get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 26.7°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Savane get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Savane get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 1,041 mm; the range runs from 66 mm in February to 103 mm in October.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 101 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Savane itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Montréal Trudeau (Airport), just outside Savane’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Savane →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).